favourable
adjective OPAL W
/ˈfeɪvərəbl/
/ˈfeɪvərəbl/
(US English favorable)
- making people have a good opinion of somebody/something
给人好印象的 - She made a favourable impression on his parents.
她给他的父母留下了好印象。 - The biography shows him in a favourable light.
传记刻画出了他的正面形象。 - She gained a highly favourable impression of the company.
这家公司给她的印象非常好。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
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- She made a favourable impression on his parents.
- positive and showing your good opinion of somebody/something
肯定的；赞同的；支持的 - The performance drew a lot of favourable comments from reviewers.
那场演出获得评论家的许多好评。 - Reviews of the book have been favourable.
对这本书的评价很好。 - His proposals met with a broadly favourable response.
他的提议得到了广泛支持。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- for
- to
- The performance drew a lot of favourable comments from reviewers.
- expressing your agreement; giving permission
肯定的；赞同的；支持的 - Their demands received a favourable response.
他们的要求得到了积极的回应。
- Their demands received a favourable response.
- good for something and making it likely to be successful or have an advantage
有利的；有助于…的 - favourable economic conditions
有利的经济环境 - An area with a favourable climate will inevitably be richer than one without.
气候条件优越的地区必然会比气候恶劣的地区富裕些。 - favourable to somebody/something The terms of the agreement are favourable to both sides.
协议条款对双方都有利。 - favourable for somebody/something The weather was favourable for a barbecue outside.
天气适合在外面烧烤。
Topics Successc1, Weatherc1- The government is waiting until economic conditions are more favourable.
政府正在等待经济状况好转。 - The report was very favourable to the existing government.
那份报告对现任政府很是肯定。 - The weather was favourable, so we arrived earlier than expected.
天气很好，所以我们比预期的早到了。 - Winning the debate put him in a very favourable position.
在辩论中获胜使他处于非常有利的地位。 - The court's judgement was favourable to their client.
法庭判决对他们的当事人有利。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- for
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- favourable economic conditions
- fairly good and not too expensive
好而不贵的；优惠的 - They offered me a loan on very favourable terms.
他们提出以十分优惠的条件贷款给我。 - terms that could hardly be considered favourable
几乎不能认为是有利的条件
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- to
- They offered me a loan on very favourable terms.
- (of a wind
风 给人好印象的 - They could not sail without a favourable wind.
没有顺风，他们无法航行。 - (figurative) These plans will need a favourable economic wind.
这些计划需要一股有利的经济风。
opposite unfavourable - They could not sail without a favourable wind.
词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin favorabilis, from favor, from favere ‘show kindness to’ (related to fovere ‘cherish’).